University of Chichester, English and Creative Writing Department

17/07/2025

Congratulations to Fiona Price, Professor of English Literature, on the publication of her chapter ‘The Aesthetics of the Romantic Period and Women’s Writing’ in The Oxford Handbook of American & British Women Philosophers in the Nineteenth Century, Part II: Movements.

How exciting! 🥳

https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/46714/chapter-abstract/414024134?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=true

15/07/2025

Another new bookshop is coming to town...

A new shop, pegged to open on Southgate, in Chichester, is promising a ‘book lover’s paradise’, Sussex World can report.

09/07/2025

We're delighted that we've been recognised as one of the very best places to study in the UK- and that includes English and Creative Writing!

16/06/2025

Tomorrow - Cutting-edge new writing from Chichester - reserve your free ticket here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cutting-edge-new-writing-from-chichester-tickets-1259390945219?

Come check out the freshest, most innovative writing coming out of Chichester at our event - you won't want to miss it!

16/06/2025

Cutting-edge new writing from Chichester

The Mitre lecture theatre, Bishop Otter Campus, University of Chichester

6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday 17 June 2025.



Get ready for an evening filled with exciting new works from talented writers in Chichester! Join us at the Mitre Lecture Theatre, University of Chichester for a showcase of innovative storytelling and creative expression. Whether you’re a seasoned literary enthusiast or just looking for some fresh inspiration, this event is sure to ignite your imagination. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to experience the diverse voices shaping the future of writing in our community.

Reserve your free ticket at

Come check out the freshest, most innovative writing coming out of Chichester at our event - you won't want to miss it!

09/06/2025

We hope you can make the official launch of Karen Stevens' collection Brilliant Blue on Wednesday 25 June at 7 pm in Cloisters, University of Chichester (https://www.facebook.com/events/1197014154812020)

But if not, then perhaps you can join the online launch organised by her publisher Barbican Press. Tickets are free, via Zoom.

Mon 23rd June @ 6pm BST

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/karen-stevens-in-conversation-at-barbican-fest-tickets-1394552968469

An online Q&A with author Karen Stevens, discussing her debut book, "Brilliant Blue"

26/05/2025

An extract from Prof. Ben Noys’ Envisioning the Good Life: The Limits of Contemporary Vitalism is available here:

Pandemic Life
Benjamin Noys

An excerpt from Benjamin Noys’s book Envisioning the Good Life: The Limits of Contemporary Vitalism.

26/05/2025

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li review – a shattering account of losing two sons

Reviewed by Suzanne Joinson for the Guardian

The novelist’s meditation on grief, memory and radical acceptance contains both horror and comfort

24/04/2025

All are invited to the launch of Salt & Snow, Naomi Foyle's new collection of poetry - what an incentive to come back to uni! :-)

See the latest developments and updates from the University of Chichester.

20/03/2025

Creative Writing students at the University of Chichester took part in an exciting collaboration with Pallant House, in which they were invited to dive into the life and work of renowned British artists Dora Carrington, Maggi Hambling and others. https://www.moreradio.online/news-post/creative-writing-students-rise-to-the-occasion-for-art-poetry-and-prose-tour-at-pallant-house

18/03/2025

Thinking of your future? Come and speak to me in the upcoming Postgraduate Open Event. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore your options, speak with course leaders, and get answers to any questions you may have about postgraduate courses at the University of Chichester. Sign up here: bit.ly/3BJDLtN

Event Date: 26th March 2025
Location: Microsoft Teams Time: 10:30 – 11:30 or 18:30 – 19:30

Our Postgraduate Open Evening is the perfect opportunity to speak to our academics and learn more about our PG course options.

05/03/2025

An interview with our colleague Benjamin Noys and his co-editor Alberto Toscano about their project publishing the postwar writings of the French intellectual Georges Bataille

by Jared Bly